Automatic guiding and feeding machine.



No. 823,018. I PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

W. A. WOOD.

AUTOMATIC GUIDING AND FEEDING MACHINE- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1905.

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W. A. WO0D.

AUTOIMATIG GUIDING AND FEEDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 5, 1905.

INVENTOR ATORNEY No. 823,018. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

W. A. WOOD.

AUTOMATIC GUIDING AND FEEDING MACHINE.

APPIJIOATION FILED NOV. 8, 1905.

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WILLIAM ALEXANDER WOOD, F ANsoNIA, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE ooE BRASS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT.

.To all whom it may Be' it known that I,

Specification of Letters Patent. q Application filed November 8, 1906. Serial 0. 286.884.

concern: WILLIAM ALEXANDER WooD, a citizen of the United States, residmg at s o Sonia, county of New Haven, State Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Guiding and-FeedingMachines, ofwhich the 0 lowing is a specification.

. My invention relates to a device adapted to be used in connection with the rolls of a rod-mill, and which has for its purpose to automatically grasp, straighten, guide, and feed therod or rods to be acted upon to the desiredpass orplasses Heretofore it as between the rod-rolls. 1 been the practice for the the wor an is required to expend considerable strength in forcing the end of the rod the rod is not-straight,

between the rolls; further, especiall when to guide it by and'to keeplit within the proper pass. 2 5 T e object of my invention is to provide means forautomaticall y seizing the end of a rod, stralghtening 'it, uiding and feeding it into the proper pass etween' the rod-rolls,

thus relieving the workman of all physical 3o exertion and thereby permitting him to readily feed a double or triple rod-mill, thus materially reducing the cost of rollin the rods.

The accompanying drawings wi I serve to illustrate my invention. The drawin s show 3 5 my invention as aplplied to a mill with two erwise, a double mill.

sets of passes, or, ot

Figure 1 is a lan view and partial horizontal section ta en on the line 1.1 of'Fi 3.

. 2 is a artial plan ta enont eline22ofF1g.3

and horizontal section Fi 3 is an elevation and section taken on the line 3 3 of Fi. 1. F .41sa lin%44of l* ig.3

yertical section on the F g. 5 s a section on the .5 line 6 6 of 3. Fig. 7 is an enlarged ver tical section approximatel as Fig. 3, showm the mec anism for adjustthe gu de-r0 ls relative to eachother.

1g. 8 1s a section approximately on the same 0 line as Fig. 4, showing the arran ement of the driving mechanism for two of t e feed-rolls.

Fig. 9is a sectional pl an taken on the line 9 on the same line AUTOMATIC GUIDING AND IT=EAEDING MACHINE.

Patented Ju'no 12,1900.

9 of Figfi'8. ig.,10 is a view taken onthe line 10 1 0 of Fig. 8 looking from the left.

In order to simplify the description of the'.

invention, I will rst describe its operation and then the details of the mechanism emplo ed.

he rod designated as A to be subjected to re action of the rolls of the rod-mill is fed b the workman between'the two series of positively-driven rolls B 0, there being two rolls in the series B B and thr C C 0. These rolls grasp the rod, feed it forward, and at the same time straightenit..

The rod is then directed by a guide D into one of the passes-for instance, E-formed in the peripheries of the horizontally-dis osed pair of rolls F: G, which reduces the r0 to the required size.

- In order that the rod A may be directed.

through any one of. the passes on the rolls F G, the rolls B O are mounted in a casing or frame,'which is lon itudinall adjustable in the axis of the rol s, and, rther, to provide for feeding rods of different size the ee rolls in the series rolls of the series B are arran ed to be adjustable relative to the rolls of t e series C.

Referrin now to the details of the mechanism emp oyed, the rod-mill, considered as a whole, presents no point of novelty. The rolls F G, however, have each formed in their periphery two sets of coacting grooves, formmg passes, the grooves of one roll coactin as is usual, with those of the opposite ro e passes are shown as differing in diameter, with the widest passes situated at the right of the roll. Inthe is. shown as provided with twosets of thirteen passes.

Located in front ofthe rod-mill and upon an extension H of the supporting-foundation of the mill is a ide-p ate I, and situated between this gui e-plate and a slotted frame J, which serves as a sup 011i) forone side of the rod-mill, is a movable frame K. This frame 'is provided with a horizontally and rearwardly, extending arm L,'Whioh rests and is adapted to move over the surface of the slotted frame J and to be secured in position thereon by means of the bolts M. The ob-' ject of this arrangement is to permit the frame K to be moved transversely to the axis of the rolls-of therod-mill. Mounteddrawings each roll top of the movable frame K is a casting or and inclose the guide and feed rolls B C and the mechanism for driving them. The casing N is arranged to be moved longitudinally 4 on the frame K in guides K by means of the screw and wheel I, The object of this arrangement is to provide means whereby the opening between the two series of guide-rolls B C may be brought into relation with any desired pair of passes upon the rolls F G.

The rolls B U are arranged in two series. Those indicated at B are mounted in movable bearings Q Q. The bearings Q, are adjusted laterally by means of the screw it and hand-wheel S, and the bearingsQ by means of the screw It and handwheel S", Fig. 7. Suitable jam-nuts T Fig. 5, are employed to fix the position of the series of rolls B when adjusted.

The guide 1), situated between the rolls B C and the rolls F G, is also longitudinally ad justable in the axis of the rolls. This is accomplished by means of the locking-yoke U. (Shown in Fig. 10.) The lower end of this yoke U is provided with lateral extensions V and situated in the slot W in a'bracket X extending rearwardly from the casing N. In the forward end of this guide are the oppositely-disposed rollers Y.

I will now describe the mechanism for positively driving the rolls B C.

Arranged in bearings 20, located at the opposite ends of the movable frame K, is a shaft 21, on the left-hand end of which is the driving-pulley 22. The shaft 21 has formed in it a slot 23. Located upon the shaft 21 is asleeve 24, from the interior of which projects a spline 25, Fig. 4, which coacts'with the slot 23. On the righthand end of the sleeve is a beveled gear 26 and at the left-hand end a collar 27. The sleeve '24 is situated in a bearing 28, depending from'the casing N. It will thus be seen that when the casing N is moved in the axis of the rolls under the action of the screw 0 and wheel P that the sleeve 24 v is cdrrespondingly moved along the shaft 21.

Depending from and supported by the casing N is a vertical shaft 29, and on the lower end of thisshaft is a beveled gear 30, which coacts with the gear 26 on the sleeve 24. Upon the upper end of the shaft 29 is a pinion 31, Fig. 6, which pinion is in mesh with the gears 32 33. (Shown in full lines in Fig. 6 and in dotted lines, Fig. ,2.)

As the rolls B C are in duplicate sets, I will only describe the mechanism for driving one set of rolls'i 0., the set at the left. The gear 32 is situated on the lower end ofa shaft '34, and at the upper end of this shaft is mounted the guide-r0110. -Mounted on the upper end-of the shafts 35 36 are the pinions 37 38. Mounted on the lower end of the shafts 39 40 are the gears 41 42, respectively,

in mesh with the pimons 49 and 50 on corresponding shafts 51 and 52.

, flared openin 37 38. Situated fareaois therup on the shafts 39 40 are the gears 43 44, Fig. 3, which are in mesh with the gears 45 46, respectively, on shafts 47 48. These shafts have their hearings in the adjustable bearingsQQ, and upon the ends of the shafts 47 48 are the guide-rolls B B? In, mesh with ear-wheels 43 and 44 are two gear-wheels The gears 49 and 50 each mesh with other gear-wheels 53 and 54 on shafts 55 and 56, and upon the upper end of the shafts 56 are the guide-rollers C and C It will thus be seen that the guiding and feeding rolls B B (l C (J are driven positively from the pinion 31 and that the power-transmission means provided will permit the adjustment of the rolls B B relative to C C C In a double machine the pinion 31 also drives the mechanism for operating the second setof rolls. Bearings Q and-Q of rollers B B, the shaft of rollers C (l (1 and the shafts of intermediate gears 43 44 and intermediate gears 49 .59 are mounted in removable frames 57, which are inclosed by frame N. The bearings of the shafts in fram'e'57 are covered by a plate 57, and above this plate and surrounding the guide-rolls B C is a frame secured to frame N. The shafts of pinions 31, 37, and 38 are mounted in a frame 58, forming a part of easing N. i

The gears 41 42 on the ends of the shaf ts 39 49 are. mounted loosely upon such shafts and are supported thereon by means of the collars 59. The lower ends of these shafts 39-49 have teeth 69, formed in their periphery, as 'shown in Fig. 9, and upon the upper surface of eachgear is )ivotally mounted a pawl 61, pressed f,()Wi1,I( the shaft by means of a spring 62. The object of this arrangement is to permit relative movement between the 55 and I shafts 39 40, and the gears'4] 42 thereon,

which movement is necessary in case the sEeed'of rotation of the rod-mill differs from t at of the shaft 21., which drives the guiding and feeding rolls.

The driving mechanism for the feeding and uidin rolls which I have described, isthe' est 0 which I am now aware... wish it understood, however, that I do not limit myself to such mechanism, as other mechanism may be em )loyed, through the instrumental ity of which all the rolls may be driven positively and at the same time permit their adjustment relative to each other.

Situated between the sets of guiding and feeding rolls and the asses upon'the rolls F G of the rod-mill are t e adjustable guides D. These guides are provided with flared openings 63, which are arranged coincident withsimilar s 64 in the rear of the casin At the rear 0 the uides D are arrange the oppositely-disposed rollers Y. These rollers may be dispensed with; but they are convenient inuse, as they revent frictional engagement of the rod wit the guide. Situa ed in' ers 65. These-are convenient for use, but

4 are not essential. The top of the casin N 'is closed by a plate 66 and locking-hande 67. s arra e ment I find convenient in practice, although claimit may be dispensed with.

In this specification I have not entered into a description of the minor features of construction, as I wish it understood that various chan es may be made in the mechanism employe, and shown in the drawings without in any wise departing from the intent of my invention.

Having thus described myinvention, 1

1. The combination with the rolls of a rodmill,-;fa devicfi for seizing the rod to be acted u on-, strai ten' it uidi -,it and ositi ely-feedi g it iii g sti'ai ght l i ge betweei i the rolls of-the rod-mill. 2. The combination with the rolls of a rodmillhaving two' series of circumferential grooves therein forming two sets of parallel passes, adevice for seizing the rods to be acted upon, straightenin them, guiding them and respectively positively straight lines to the selected passes between the rolls rolls of the rod-mill, sai

ofthe rod-mill.

3. The combination with the rolls of a rodmill havin a seriesof parallel passes formed therein, a evice for seizing the rod to be act ed upon, straightening it, guiding it and feedingl it into some one o the passes between the ro s, said device embodyin in its construc- .,b tion tWo sets of positivel fi'iven rolls, and a guiding device arrange in the axis of the openi'n through which the rod acted upon moves etween said last-named rolls.

,4. The combination with-the rolls of a rodmill havin a series of. therein, a evice for seizing the rod to be acted upon, straightening it, guiding it and feeding it into some one of the asses between the in s construction two sets of positively driven rolls, a guiding device, together with means for adjusting said sets'of rolls and the guiding device longitudinally along the axis of said rod-rolls. Q

5. a The combination with the rolls of a rodmill, a device for seizing the rod to be acted upon, straightening it, guiding it and feeding it between the rolls of the rod-mill,said device embodying in its construction two sets of co-- acting rolls, means for positively drivin said rolls, means for adjusting one set of sai rolls relatively to the other set, andan ad 'usta'ble guiding device located ng through which the rod acted upon moves ietween said lastnamed rolls. p

6. The combination with the rolls of a rodnill, a device for seizing the rod to be acted ipon, straightenin it, guiding it and feeding t between the rol s feeding them in viple embodying in its construction two sets of ro s,

means for positively driving said rolls,

mcans for inde endently adjusting the position of each rol of one set relatively to the other set, and an adjustable guiding device arranged in the axis of the opening throu h which the rod acted upon moves between t e last-named rolls.

7. -Thecombination with the rolls of a rodmill, a device for seizing the rod to be acted upon, straightening it, guidi it between the rolls of the ro vice emb of horizontally-rotating rolls, one set composedof two rolls and the other set of three rolls, means for positively drivin all .of said rolls, means for effecting independent ad j ustment of two of said rolls, and aguidin device located in the line of movement 0 the rod through such coacti'ng rolls.

8. The combination with the rolls of a rodmill, a device for seizing the rod to be acted upon, straiglitenin it, guidingit and feeding etween the rolFs of the rod-mill, said device embodying in its construction a. frame located in front of the rolls, a casing mounted upon said frame, two sets of rolls mounted in and carried by said ing longitudinal movement of said casing and carried rolls in the axis ofxthe rolls of the rodmill, means for positively driving the rolls situated in the casing and irrespective of their position-relative to the rolls of the rodmill, and an ad 'iistable uide for the rod fed etween the rofls carried by the casing situated between said rolls and the rolls of the rod-mill.

-mill, said deparallel passes formed their axes in a pl an'e parallel device embodying in the axis of t e open-' of the rod-mill, said de- 9. The combination with the rolls of a rodmill, mechanism for seizing, guiding and feeding the rod to said mechanism one set formed of two'rolls and the other set of three rolls," said rolls of the first set having with those of the second series but intermediate thereof, together with means for positively driving said rolls.

be acted upon,

10. The combination with the rolls of a rod mill, mechamsm for seizing, straightening, guiding and feeding the'rod to be acted upon, 'said mechanism comprising two sets of rolls, one set formed of two rolls and the other set w of three rolls, means for independently adj usting the position'of each of the rolls forming the set having two rolls relatively to the set having three rolls, together with means for positively driving all of said rolls.

11. In a feeding attachment for rod-m lls, th'ecombination of two series of rolls, one series having each roll independently adjustable relative to the rolls of the other series,

it and feeding.

odying in its. construction two sets casing, means for effectstraightening,

comprising two sets of rolls,

means'for effecting such adjustment, to-

gether with means for driving 'both series positively from the same source of power. 12. In a feeding attachment for rod-mills,

power-transmission means interposed between said power-shaft and rolls, together with means for shifting the casing and powertransmission means along the frame and power-shaft.

13. In a feedin and straightening attachment for rod-mi ls, the combintion of a frame, a casing mounted on said frame, a power-shaft mounted in the frame, seizing, straightening, guiding and feeding rolls mounted in said casin and power-transmission means interpose between said powershaft and rolls.

14. In a feeding attachment for rod-mills, the combination of a frame, a casingon said frame, a power-shaft mounted on said frame, seizing, strai htening, guiding and feeding rolls mounted in said casing, and comprisin two sets of rolls, means for adjusting said rolls relative to'each other, and power-transmission means interposed between said power-shaft and said rolls.

. 15. In a feeding attachment for rod-mills, the combination of a frame, a casin on said frame, two sets of coacting rolls in duplicate mounted 1n said casing, mechan1sm, for dI'lV- ing all of said rolls positively, and mechanism situated on one side of said casing for offecting independent adjustment of certain of said roll-s.

16. In a feeding attachment for rod-mills, the combination of a casing, two sets of rolls mounted in said casing, one set occupyin a fixed positionand the other set adjusta le 1 relative to the fixed rolls, a driving-shaft, a shaft driven from the driving-shaft and having on its end a gear, and gears interposed between said first-named gear and said rolls for driving said fixed and adjustable rolls, and

irrespective of their position relative to each other.

17. In a feeding attachment for rod-mills, the combination of a casing, an inlet-guide and an outlet-guide formed m the bottom of the casing, two sets of rolls interposed be-' tween said guides, one set fixed and the other set adjustable, means for adjustin \said lastnamed rolls, together with means or driving said rolls.

18. In combination with the rolls of a rod mill having a series of circumferential grooves therein differing in diameter, a device for seizing the rod to be acted upon, straightening it, uiding it, and positively feeding it toward the rolls, and means for adjusting said device longitudinally relative to the rolls.

19. In combination with the rolls of a rodmill, a device for seizing the rod to be acted upon, straightening it, tively feeding it in a straight line between said rolls, means for adjusting said device longitudinally relative to said rolls, and means for positively driving the respective parts of said device, and irrespective of the position of the device considered as a whole relative to the rolls. c

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitn-esses.

WILLIAM ALEXANDER. WOOD. Witnesses:

W. II. PUMPHREY, C. DOUGLASS GREEN.

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